Public Education Web Site Subcommittee

The purpose of the Public Education web site is to educate the public on the (a) role of medical physics in healthcare, (b) technology that the
medical physicist develops or oversees in their profession, and (c) requisites and opportunities for education and training of medical
physicists. Specifically, the subcommittee will: (1) gather and organize
material for the web site from AAPM components; (2) develop or supervise development of new materials for the web site; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the public education web site; (4) maintain a strategic plan for the public education web site; and (5) report the status of the public education web site at regular meetings of the Public Education Committee and Electronic Media Coordinating Committee.

AAPM is a scientific, educational, and professional nonprofit organization devoted to the discipline of physics in medicine. The information provided in this website is offered for the benefit of its members and the general public, however, AAPM does not independently verify or substantiate the information provided on other websites that may be linked to this site.